Breast-strap slide.



'No. 69l,630. Patented l-an. 2|, H302.v

T. HUBERDEAU.

BREAST STRAP SLIDE.

(Application filed Sept. 27, 1901.

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THOMAS HUBERDEAU, OF LARIMORE, NORTH DAKOTA.

BREAST-STRAP S LIDE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 691,630, dated: January 21, 1902.

Application filed September 27, 1901. Serial No. 76,768. (No model.)

To 66 whom/it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS HUBERDEAU, a citizen of the United States,residing at Larimore, in the county ofwGrand Forks and State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Breast-Strap Slides; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to breast-strap slides; and it consists of the novel features and details of construction which hereinafter will be more particularly set forth, illustrated, and finally claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the specification, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a breast-strap slide embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a front view, parts being broken away. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectionabout on the line X X of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of the hook, the dotted lines showing the mousing open.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings. by the same reference characters.

The frame is composed, preferably, of an upper section 1 and a lower section 2, each section being of approximately U shape and having their legs or side members halved and riveted or otherwise secured. Vertical grooves 3 are formed in the inner faces of the legs of the upper section 1 and receive ribs 4, extended outward from the side members of the slide 5. This slide'is substantially U shape in front elevation and is fitted between the side members of the frame, so as to move freely. A spring 6 is interposed between the cross-bars of the section 1 and slide "5 and holds the latter at the limit of its downward movement. A screw or pin 7 passes through the spring 6 and is loosely mounted in an opening in the cross-bar of the section 1 and is threaded into the cross-bar of the slide and limits the movement of the latter in one direction. The snap-hook 7 is connected by a swivel-joint with the cross-bar of the lower section 2 and is closed by the mousing 9,which is pivotally connected to the widened end 10 of the shank. The widened portion lOprojects from the same side of the shank as the crook or bill and is formed with a longitudinal slot 11, in which the reduced end of the mousing 9 is fitted and secured by a pivot-fastenin g 12. The slot 11 extends into and through the shank of the hook and receives-the fiat spring 13,'wl1ich bears against the reduced end of the mousing, so as to hold the latter closed. This flat spring 13 is secured to the shank by means of a screw or pin 14, whereby it may be removed to admit of replacement of the spring when desired. The spring 13 has an offset intermediate of its extremities to throw the end portions in different planes, and the offset portion is thickened and apertured to receive the pivot-pin 14. The lower end of the spring rests in a depression in communication with the slot 11, and the upper end bears against the shank of the mousing in such a manner as to hold it either open or closed. The mousing 9 is of a Width to close the space between the shank and the bill of the hook, and. its outer edge comes about flush with the outer side of the bill, whereas the inner edge bears against the inner side of the shank. The mousing opens outward, as shown most clearly by the dotted lines in Fig. 4.

The roller 15, which travels upon the breaststrap, is journaled between the side members of the slide 5 and is of a'diameter corresponding to the width of the frame and slide, so as to come about flush with the sides thereof at diametrically opposite points. The ends of the side members of the slide are made rounding and conform to the circumference of the roller 15, so as not to project beyond the same to cause unnecessary wear upon the breast-strap.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is In abrea st-strap slide, a hook having swivel connection with the frame I and having its shank widened and slotted and having a depression at its outer side near the hook end in communication with the said slot, a mousing having an end portion reduced and pivoted within the slot of the shank and widened portion and having its outer edge about flush passed through the aperture of the spring with the outer side of the bill and its inner and connecting it with the shank of the hook, IO edge bearing against the inner side of the said substantially as set forth. shank, a spring located in the said slot and In testimony whereof I aflix my signature having its intermediate portion oifset, one in presence of two witnesses. end being seated in the said depression and 1 the other end bearing against the reduced end THOMAS HUBERDEAU' of the mousing, the oifset portion of the spring Witnesses: being thickened and apertured, and a pin 1 SAMUEL J. RADOLIFFE,

GEO. LANMON. 

